crzytchr

The best advice I can give is to only put on your plate the foods you really want and only put a reasonable amount of it. Don't go back for seconds!!!! I personally skipped dessert at first and ate it 4 hours after dinner as my next "meal". I am not concentrating on losing this week, just not gaining. Good Luck!

I also had to get my butt in gear. Last night I walked 3 1/2 miles while watching DWTS at the gym. Now if only I would haul my big behind there every day, I would be doing good!

I don't know how much my fills cost, because I haven't had to pay anything yet. I think they are included in the cost of the surgery for a year.

Thanks Donna!

Follow the guidelines from your surgeon. When you reach full liquids you will begin to get a little more energy. Are you getting any Protein intake from Clear Liquids? If you aren't able to drink the amount of clear liquids you need, you definitely need to call your surgeon. Everyone bounces back from the surgery differently. Most recover quickly and easily, I did not. It took a little longer for me. I couldn't even get out of bed unassisted for 5 days. I couldn't stand up straight for almost a week. I was miserable. Now let me say, I don't regret it at all. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am three sizes smaller and 50lbs lighter already. My husband says I carry myself differently and I have more self confidence. I eat about 1/3 of what I did pre-banding and I am never hungry. I am satisfied.

Other than soft drinks, I don't think there is anything I haven't had that I want, I just eat about 1/3 what I did pre-banding. We went out last night and had pizza. We ordered a 12 inch ham on a thin whole wheat crust. I ate 1 piece and was full for 4 hours. That would have NEVER happened pre-banding. I dont' miss anything. I dont miss being 50 lbs heavier and 3 sizes bigger! I love my band and my new life. My husband made the comment last night that I carry myself so much better now. My self confidence is soaring. I still have a long way to go, but this is the best thing I have ever done.

I got a fill Monday and it is WORKING!!!! I love my band!:laugh: ***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:w00t: ************************** ***********:laugh:**********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........259............250............239............9 1000words..........237............235............220............0 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............199............187............8 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............204............198............4 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............259............250............6 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............169............159............5 KikiVal315.........229............225.5..........215..........3.5 Kirsty39...........237............237............217............0 laurigee...........170............165............158............5 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........250.6..........240..........7.2 LisaB..............189............184............170............5 mamanmidwife.......275............268............255............7 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........277.4..........270............5 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............205............195............4

Just do a search on "gastric sleeve". It should pull up what you need.

Sounds like your swelling from surgery is giving you some restriction now. I had that as well. Consider yourself lucky. Many people actually gain weight before their first fill, but I continued to lose. The gas pains can plague you for weeks. It sucks, but it will pass. Many people say gas x strips help some, but walking and moving around is the best thing you can do to relieve that. i also had my daughter "burp" me like a baby by patting/hitting my back. It seemed to help me. Good Luck!

1day, if you are satisfied, and still losing weight, I would put off having a fill. I just got my second fill this past Monday and I only have a total of 2ccs now. I didn't need a fill for a while, so I didn't get it. You definitely don't want to be sick during the holiday. See how you handle Thanksgiving dinner. If you find that you overate, then go for a fill after this week. If you handle the Thanksgiving meal well and still are losing weight, I would put off the fill for a couple more weeks.

Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:w00t:</v:shapetype>***********:cool2:*************:tt2:**************** * agreatknead........204............190...........180...........10 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......253............209...........195...........14 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............205...........191...........14 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Bunkey1965.........194............173...........170............3 Cadets71...........223.4..........220.4.........189...........31.4 Charlietuna........210............167...........150...........17 Claudine...........250............231...........225............6 CubsGirl17.........172............161...........150...........11 Cutiew/booty.......251............231...........220...........11 cQQlgirl...........195............187...........175...........12 crzytchr...........276............259...........246...........13 Donna113...........199............191...........160...........31 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............216...........190...........26 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............143...........130...........13 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 janesays ..........244............244...........225...........19 jazzyywan..........239............239...........190...........49 Jeni85.............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............203.5.........185...........18.5 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 judy1023...........231............231...........199...........32 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............231...........200...........31 Liquidbluegal......225............214.6.........199...........15.6 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 Long2BThin.........253............220...........215............5 lotzasunshine......292............277.5.........250...........27.5 Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Lunabeane..........244............197...........187...........10.0 Mamanmidwife.......295............268...........260............8 Melissa Aguirre ...266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 newby23............242............242...........212...........30 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............238...........220...........18 rainer.............236............222...........210...........12 Redtulips3.........180............175...........160...........15 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............181...........165...........16 srknepler..........285............249.2.........255..........(5.7) squale.............353............353...........325...........28 SueAZ..............198............193...........150...........43 Sunshine2..........177............167...........160...........07 Suzzzie............305............305...........285...........20 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............224...........199...........41 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............209...........194...........15 youcandoit!........196............184...........165...........19

Breaking it to your family may be a little difficult if you didn't prepare them in advance. I am sorry that you will have to deal with the post op during the holidays. If your surgeon allows mashed potatoes by then, definitely have some. If you find that the situation at this time (being around the food and family) will be too much for you to handle, then be "sick" and don't go. At this point, making sure you are healthy is the most important thing.

Special K protein water is good, but it only has 5g of protein. When you are supposed to get 50g or more per day, it is hard to do right after surgery, when a whole bottle only has 5g.

The Special K protein water doesn't have that much protein in it for the amount you have to drink. The few ounces every hour doesn't help you get it in. If you can stomach them, the New Whey bullets are great. 3 oz give you 42g of protein and it is considered a clear liquid. I think they taste fine, but some complain of an aftertaste. It only takes a few sips and you can get your protein in for the day. Just make sure you buy the 42 g ones and not the 20g ones. They taste tart, DH says like a Sweet Tart. I like the tropical punch ones.

Long, I used your post and updated the people below it, so, I think it is fixed again. Everyone check to make sure. Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:w00t:</v:shapetype>***********:cool2:*************:tt2:**********:cool2:****** :smile2: * agreatknead........204............190...........180...........10 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......253............213...........195...........18 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............205...........191...........14 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Bunkey1965.........194............173...........170............3 Cadets71...........223.4..........220.4.........189...........31.4 Charlietuna........210............167...........150...........17 Claudine...........250............231...........225............6 CubsGirl17.........172............161...........150...........11 Cutiew/booty.......251............231...........220...........11 cQQlgirl...........195............187...........175...........12 crzytchr...........276............260...........246...........14 Donna113...........199............191...........160...........31 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............216...........190...........26 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............143...........130...........13 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 janesays ..........244............244...........225...........19 jazzyywan..........239............239...........190...........49 Jeni85.............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............203.5.........185...........18.5 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 judy1023...........231............231...........199...........32 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............231...........200...........31 Liquidbluegal......225............214.6.........199...........15.6 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 Long2BThin.........253............220...........215............5 lotzasunshine......292............277.5.........250...........27.5 Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Lunabeane..........244............197...........187...........10.0 Mamanmidwife.......295............269...........260............9 Melissa Aguirre ...266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 newby23............242............242...........212...........30 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............238...........220...........18 rainer.............236............222...........210...........12 Redtulips3.........180............175...........160...........15 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............181...........165...........16 srknepler..........285............249.2.........255..........(5.7) squale.............353............353...........325...........28 SueAZ..............198............193...........150...........43 Sunshine2..........177............167...........160...........07 Suzzzie............305............305...........285...........20 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............224...........199...........41 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............209...........194...........15 youcandoit!........196............185...........165...........20[

As of today, I am officially down 50 lbs!!!! I have been waiting for this. Orea, I will be sending prayers your way. Stay focused on what you need to accomplish, enjoy your holiday and then you can help him with his job search. It is difficult when a spouse is out of work. It takes a lot out of them. Try to help him stay positive while you keep on your journey to getting healthy.

As of today, I am officially down 50 lbs from pre-surgery!!!!! I am soooo excited. ***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:cool2: *************:cool2:*************:tt2: ***********:smile2:**********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........259............256............239............3 1000words..........237............235............220............0 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............199............187............8 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............205............198............3 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............260............250............5 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............169............159............5 KikiVal315.........229............225.5..........215..........3.5 Kirsty39...........237............237............217............0 laurigee...........170............165............158............5 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........250.6..........240..........7.2 LisaB..............189............184............170............5 mamanmidwife.......275............268............255............7 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........277.4..........270............5 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............205............195............4

Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe"></v:shapetype>************************:tt2:**********:tongue2:****** :rolleyes2: * agreatknead........204............190...........180...........10 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......253............213...........195...........18 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............206...........191...........15 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Bunkey1965.........194............174...........170............4 Cadets71...........223.4..........220.4.........189...........31.4 Charlietuna........210............167...........150...........17 Claudine...........250............231...........225............6 CubsGirl17.........172............161...........150...........11 Cutiew/booty.......251............233...........220...........13 cQQlgirl...........195............187...........175...........12 crzytchr...........276............261...........246...........15 Donna113...........199............191...........160...........31 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............216...........190...........26 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............143...........130...........13 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 janesays ..........244............244...........225...........19 Jeni85.............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............203.5.........185...........18.5 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 judy1023...........231............231...........199...........32 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............236...........200...........36 Liquidbluegal......225............214.6.........199...........15.6 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 Long2BThin.........253............221...........215............6 lotzasunshine......292............279...........250...........29 Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Lunabeane..........244............197...........187...........10.0 Mamanmidwife.......295............269...........260............9 Melissa Aguirre ...266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 newby23............242............242...........212...........30 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............238...........220...........18 rainer.............236............226...........210...........16 Redtulips3.........180............175...........160...........15 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............186...........165...........21 srknepler..........285............249.2.........255..........(5.7) squale.............353............353...........325...........28 SueAZ..............198............193...........150...........43 Sunshine2..........177............167...........160...........07 Suzzzie............305............305...........285...........20 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............227...........199...........41 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............209...........194...........15 youcandoit!........196............185...........165...........20

***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST *** *************:tongue2:*************:tt2: ***********:rolleyes2:*********** 1dayatime..........259............256............239............3 1000words..........237............235............220............0 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............199............187............8 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............206............198............2 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............261............250............4 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............170............159............4 KikiVal315.........229............227............215............2 Kirsty39...........237............237............217............0 laurigee...........170............165............158............5 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........253.6..........240..........4.2 LisaB..............189............184............170............5 mamanmidwife.......275............269............255............6 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........277.4..........270............5 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............207............195............2

Congratulations!!! You must feel awesome. :rolleyes2:

Update from my previous post.....Our surgeon is DEFINITELY on crack. My friend had her fill yesterday and her port has moved, so the surgeon did her fill while the PA did mine. The PA normally does all the fills. The surgeon wound up filling my friend all the way to 10ccs, completely full, but she was told she only had 7ccs. She told him it felt kind of tight (remember, he thinks we can lose up to 5 lbs per week:blink:). He said to wait until the next day and if it was too tight, some could be taken out today. Well....she couldn't sleep all night. She couldn't even swallow her own saliva. She called today and the other surgeon in the practice's staff was rude to her and she found out our surgeon was doing surgery in another city 2 hours away!!! My friend spent the entire day at school today going to the bathroom every 15 min. to "spit". When the PA got there this afternoon and took my friend's fill out, (complete unfill i told her to ask for )she was furious at the surgeon and told my friend to not let him to do a fill again. She said to please wait for her instead. He didn't listen to the amount she told him the previous day, so he wound up overfilling my friend instead of bringing her up to 7ccs. He does an excellent job on the surgery, but is too aggressive on fills. My friend is frustrated and I told her to let her stomach swelling go down over the holidays and enjoy her vacation next week and start her fills again after, and THIS time be more conservative. So, for the people wanting a surgeon to be more aggressive with the fills, please be patient. It is much better to be conservative and not be sick, than to be aggressive and be very ill.

Just got back from my second fill... down 47 lbs since surgery. Weight loss is getting real sloooooooow, so the fill was needed. ***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:tt2: **************************:cursing: *********************:redface:* 1dayatime..........259............256............239............3 1000words..........237............235............220............0 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............205............187............2 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............206............198............2 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............263............250............2 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............170............159............4 KikiVal315.........229............228.5..........215..........0.5 Kirsty39...........237............237............217............0 laurigee...........170............165............158............5 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........253.6..........240..........4.2 LisaB..............189............185............170............4 mamanmidwife.......275............275............255............0 MegMegs13..........266............266............250............0 mominlv13..........282.4..........277.4..........270............5 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............207............195............2

I just got back from my second fill. I only had them put in 1 more ccs for a total of 2. They would be much more aggressive if I would let them. My friend who was banded 2 weeks prior to me went today also. Her port is turning/flipping. According to their scales I have dropped 47 lbs. The doctor told her we could be losing up to 5 lbs per week. I say he's on crack. I am NOT going to eat much less than what I am now. I am slowly taking it off and happy with my weight loss and the fact that I haven't been sick even once. I eat almost anything I want, just 1/2 (or less) of what I did prior to banding. I have gone down 3 sizes in my jeans and 2 sizes in my shirts. That is pretty good in my book. The only thing I need to change, is I need to get off my lazy (actually just REALLY tired) butt and haul it to the gym.

I haven't tested since I have been banded. I know I was in ketosis after surgery, because my breath was kicking.:Dancing_sorry: I eat too many carbs now to go into ketosis.

Congratulation orea!!!!! I have been following your struggles and praying for you, because you are such a cheerleader for others. You deserve this. Donna, you are next!